Genesis 28:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.”
Genesis 28:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 28:11 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 28:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.”
Genesis 28:11 — World English Bible
Genesis 28:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep. ”
Genesis 28:11 — American Standard Version
Genesis 28:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he toucheth at a <FI>certain<Fi> place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh <FI>them<Fi> his pillows, and lieth down in that place.”
Genesis 28:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 28:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he lighted on a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. And he took [one] of the stones of the place, and made [it] his pillow, and lay down in that place. ”
Genesis 28:11 — Darby Translation
Genesis 28:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he came vnto a certaine place, and taried there al night, because the sunne was downe, and tooke of the stones of the place, and layde vnder his head and slept in the same place.”
Genesis 28:11 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 28:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he encountered the place, and he stayed there for the night, for the sun had gone down. And he took from the stones of the place, and he placed them for his head, and he lay down in that place.”
Genesis 28:11 — The Living Sword
Genesis 28:11 in Context — Genesis 28
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 And Jacob went out from Beer–sheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
What Does Genesis 28:11 Mean?
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